The Linux Desktop battle (and why it matters)

I have been using Ubuntu Unity for a very long time. In
fact, I would say that this is, by far, the longest I've stuck with a
single desktop interface. Period. That doesn't mean I don't stop to
smell the desktop roses along the Linux path. In fact, I've often
considered other desktops as a drop-in replacement for Unity. GNOME and
Budgie have vied for my attention of late. Both are solid takes on the
desktop that offer a minimalistic, modern look and feel (something I
prefer) and help me get my work done with an efficiency other desktops
can't match.

What I see across the Linux landscape,
however, often takes me by surprise. While Microsoft and Apple continue
to push the idea of the user interface forward, a good amount of the
Linux community seems bent on holding us in a perpetual state of "90s
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